Dereham
Dereham | ||
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Coordinates | 52 ° 41 ′ N , 0 ° 56 ′ E | |
OS National Grid | TF988132 | |
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Residents | 15,659 (as of 2001) | |
surface | 21.51 km² (8.31 mi² ) | |
Population density | 728 inhabitants / km² | |
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Post town | DEREHAM | |
ZIP code section | NR19, NR20 | |
prefix | 01362 | |
Part of the country | England | |
District | Breckland | |
British Parliament | South West Norfolk | |
Dereham (also East Dereham ) is a British civil parish in the county of Norfolk, located on the A47 road , the administrative seat of the District Breckland in the county of Norfolk in England .
Twin cities
- Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf in France
- Rüthen in Germany
Sons and daughters of the church
- Simon Sudbury (c.1316-1381), Bishop of London, Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor
- William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828), physician, physicist and chemist
- Thomas Eastoe Abbott (1786-1854), poet
- George Borrow (1803–1881), writer, traveler and philologist
- Ken Thorne (1924–2014), film music composer
- Brian Aldiss (1925-2017), science fiction writer
- Beth Orton (* 1970), musician and singer
- Andrew Marshall (* 1973), professional golfer
- Todd Cantwell (born 1998), football player